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M-J.HEAPHY,

WHIP.

1UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

MICHAEL J. HEAPHY, OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.

WHIP.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent| NO.315,281, dated .April'7, 1885.

Application led January 8, 1835. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, MICHAEL J. HEAPHY, a citizen of the United States,residing in Lincoln, in the county of Lancaster and State of Nebraska,have invented certain new and uscful Improvements in Whips; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilledin the artto which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and tothe letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification. y

My invention relates, principally, to an improved method of attaching alash to a whipstock, and is applicable to all that class of whips havinga flexible lash and a short handle or whip-stock, such as drovers7whips, team-whips, quirts, or riding-whips.

Heretofore the part which soonest gave way in such whips was at the endof the stock, where the strands of the lash would break over the end ofthe stock.

In my invention I have entirely overcome this difficulty by substitutinga connection between the whip-stock and the lash, which, whilesufficiently rigid to prevent the drooping of the lash, will yield inany direction without causing any undue strain upon any particularstrand.

Figure I is a sectional View showing the stock and its connection withthe lash. Fig. 2 is a representation of a kind of knot which makes theconnecting-link between the stock and lash. Fig. 3 shows the whip ascompleted.

In making my whip I first take four strands, more or less, of leather orrawhide, and make in them a knot, as shown at K, Fig. 2, and known asaTurkshead knot. Ithen place the end of the stock A under the knot K, andbetween the strands forming the same, and upon these strands I plait theferrule B in such manner as to securely hold them in place. The lash Cis then plaited upon the npper ends of the thongs forming the knot K,beginningj ust above the knot, the thongs being used as a center for thelash. Thus it is apparent that the only connection between the lash O-and the stock A is through the thongs that form the knot K, while onlythat portion of the thongs that goes to make up the knotK is leftexposed to view or is subjected to any The ferrule B, being only used toseto the stock, may be made of different material from that used in thelash, as of various-col f ored leathers, thus making an ornamental finfish and enhancing the value of the whip. If"

Wefl'. cure the strands or thongs vforming the knot K it is desired tohave the handle turn or swivel, this can be done by securing the thongsthat form the knot K to the ferrule B and Imaking the ferrule somewhatloose upon the handle or stock.

This latter device of a swivel-stock fora whip I am aware is not new,the same result having been accomplished in other Ways.

I-Iaving thus fully described my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire tov secure by y Letters Patent, is-

l. A whip in which the connection between the lash Gand stock A is :madeby means of separate thongs of leather formed into a knot, K,substantially as and .for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of; the stock A, ornamental ferrule B,connecting-knot K, andlash C, when used in the manner and for thepurpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses. i

MICHAEL J. BEAPHY. Witnesses:

A. ROBERTS,

EDsoN RICH.

